This was a small gathering, limited to a few friends who were familiar with Liao Yuan, and the venue was set at a local Michelin-starred restaurant with local characteristics.
It only receives ten customers a day. It is an elegant white wooden house located in a quiet area. The interior space is spacious and stylish. The employees are smiling all the time, their steps and manners are French-style elegance, and their conversation is still Brussels-like.
Partiality.
As the saying goes, when in town, do as the Romans do. Fu Xiaoci, who used to be noisy in the past, came to this forest cabin, faced with this candlelight dinner and the quiet space around her, she couldn't help but pretend to be a lady.
There are often seasonal dishes and even fresh biological raw materials here, which Liao Yuan is not used to eating, but the way the dishes are presented is very surprising.
Gao Feiliu and Wu Di were about the same age. They were sitting aside, cutting a plate of salmon and discussing a controller game with great interest.
Lin Weiyin and Fu Xiaoci kept whispering, looking up at Liao Yuan from time to time, and then started whispering again.
In addition to them, Zuo Yongsi, Zheng Junyi, and Xu Ling'er, who are also from the Huaxia region, seemed a little reserved.
Among these three people, one is from Hong Kong and is a well-known young pianist.
One is from Taiwan. He is the son of the great pianist Zheng Jiao and the grandson of the famous martial arts master Zheng Jiarong. He is well-known in Taiwan.
One is the top traffic master of the Jiligulu music version. He can control everything at the base station and has millions of fans.
After the second One Emperor and Four Emperors Competition ended, it was obvious that the relationship between several people was quite familiar in private.
This time, Judu also signed up to participate in the Elizabeth Piano Competition, but unlike the three top pianists Liao Yuan, Lin Weiyin, and Gao Feiliu, their reports did not attract anyone's attention.
Even in China, the spread is only limited to a small area. After all, not every pianist is qualified to be notified by the official Twitter of the Elizabeth Piano Competition.
However, no matter who the pianists present were, their scores in the first round of auditions were not lower than 90 points.
The dinner is just for bonding and can be considered a small celebration.
At the dinner table, Zheng Junyi was obviously more talkative and controlled the rhythm of the room. Finally, he suddenly asked Liao Yuan: "Mr. Liao, do you have a girlfriend?"
This sudden question made everyone stunned.
Liao Yuan raised his head, "No, what's wrong?"
Zheng Junyi perked up, put down his knife and fork, and said with a smile on his face: "Actually, I shouldn't mention this here, but if you think about it carefully, there's nothing to be ashamed of."
With that said, he picked up his mobile phone, opened the photo album, and handed it to Liao Yuan: "This is my roommate. Her name is Zheng Xiyi. She is a painter. She has paid close attention to you since you debuted. She is your number one fan. This
Two years ago, the family arranged an airport engagement for her, but it was all ruined by this girl's deceit..."
As Zheng Junyi narrated, the whole situation gradually became clear.
"She has identified you, and there is nothing we can do about it. Her family loves her so much that she is reluctant to beat or scold her. This matter is not my responsibility, but I dare not disobey my parents' orders. This time I come to participate in the competition.
I want to talk to you about this matter in person, so you don’t have to be embarrassed. You can contact us on WeChat first and have a meal together when you have time. Let nature take its course. If it suits you, we can be together. If it doesn’t suit, just be friends, right?
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After Zheng Junyi finished talking about this, he felt as if he had completed a mission. He breathed a sigh of relief, wiped his forehead with a napkin, and said with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, I made you laugh."
Liao Yuan took Zheng Junyi's mobile phone and looked at Zheng Xiyi's photos.
Like the handsome Zheng Junyi, Zheng Xiyi also has very good looks. Even in the photo, you can feel the brightness and flexibility of her eyes.
Liao Yuan smiled and said: "I am not a good person. You are pushing your sister into a pit of fire."
Zheng Junyi clicked his tongue and said: "If you are a pit of fire, there are countless girls in the world who are willing to jump into it."
Although Zheng Junyi has not been in contact with Liao Yuan for a long time, he can still feel Liao Yuan's character and personal charm. Although he is lukewarm towards everyone, it is this indifferent temperament that can often attract people.
There were many bystanders, both men and women.
Gao Feiliu glanced at Zheng Xiyi's photo, and his eyes lit up: "It's so beautiful! Old Zheng, does your sister accept minors?"
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Zheng Junyi laughed and scolded: "My sister is a master of taekwondo. A little brat like you, she can beat three of you."
Gao Fei shrank his neck.
Wu Di laughed heartlessly on the sidelines.
At this time, with the help of Zheng Junyi, Liao Yuan added Zheng Xiyi's WeChat account. Before he could send the message, he felt a cold current coming to his face.
He raised his head and saw Lin Weiyin, who was holding a red wine glass to sober up, looking at him.
In addition, Fu Xiaoci also crossed his arms with a sneer on his face.
Liao Yuan paused, put away his cell phone, and continued to work at the dining table.
Zheng Junyi was also very attentive and suddenly noticed the subtlety of the atmosphere.
He was deep in thought and did not continue to chat with Liao Yuan. Instead, he went to talk to Zuo Yongsi and others about the upcoming events.
After the auditions, there is the knockout round.
Compared with the auditions, the knockout rounds are more stringent, and 90% of the candidates will be eliminated this time.
In other words, after the auditions and knockout rounds, there were originally thousands of contestants, and only 120 pianists were left.
After the knockout rounds, the semi-finals and finals will begin.
In the semi-finals, the competition system adopts a ten-to-one system, which means that only one pianist out of ten pianists is allowed to advance.
In the finals, only twelve people were allowed to participate.
In the end, there are only six places that can get the competition rewards.
That is first and sixth place.
This is the strongest one selected from thousands of players.
For Liao Yuan, this meal can be said to be a lump in the throat.
Whether it was Lin Weiyin or Fu Xiaoci, although the two of them were talking and laughing, the cold light from the corners of their eyes still made Liao Yuan feel on pins and needles.
Finally, the dinner was over, and Liao Yuan asked Xiao Peng to settle the bill. When everyone stood up, he said to Lin Weiyin: "Miss Lin, wait a moment, I have something to tell you."
Lin Weiyin nodded, cherishing his words like gold: "Okay."
Fu Xiaoci's eyes were a little dull, but he didn't say anything.
When other people saw this, they all left wisely.
In the end, only Lin Weiyin and Liao Yuan were left in the entire restaurant, and the waiters in the restaurant also disappeared without a trace.